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Latin Medical Terminology
CC101
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Language - Latin
Undergraduate 1
02/09/2009
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Term
-ectomy
 Definition
"surgical removal of"
Term
-emia
 Definition
"condition of the blood"
Term
-in -ine
 Definition
"chemical substance"
Term
-itis
 Definition
"inflammation of"
Term
-meter
 Definition
"device for measuring"
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-logist
 Definition
"one who studies"
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-logy
 Definition
"study of", "science of"
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-oma
 Definition
"tumor arising in"
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-osis
 Definition
"diseased condition of"
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-path
 Definition
"one who suffers from"
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-pathy
 Definition
"disease of"
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-rrhea
 Definition
"abnormal discharge of"
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-therapy
 Definition
"treatment of or by"
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-tomy
 Definition
"surgical operation on"
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arthr-
 Definition
"joint", "articulation"
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cardi-
 Definition
"heart"
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cephal-
 Definition
"head, skull, brain"
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chlor-
 Definition
"light green"
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cirrh-
 Definition
"yellow"
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dendr-
 Definition
"tree"
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enter-
 Definition
"intestine"
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hydr-
 Definition
"water"
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hyster-
 Definition
"uterus"
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leuk, leuc
 Definition
"white"
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mast-
 Definition
"breast"
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melan-
 Definition
"black"
Term
my, mus, myos-
 Definition
"muscle"
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myc, mycet-
 Definition
"fungus"
Term
nephr-
 Definition
"kidney"
Term
neur-
 Definition
"nerve"
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ophthalm-
 Definition
"eye"
Term
oste-
 Definition
"bone"
Term
ot-
 Definition
"ear"
Term
phleb-
 Definition
"vein"
Term
psych-
 Definition
"mind"
Term
sthen-
 Definition
"strength"
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tachy-
 Definition
"swift"
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tach-
 Definition
"speed"
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tox-
 Definition
"poison"
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xanth-
 Definition
"yellow"
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